"I remember by partners getting me out of there, I'd like to thank them," he said. "I'm doing much better."

He hasn't been back to work since that September morning, and says that while he continues to collect his regular duty pay and his medical costs are covered, there are day-to-day costs with which he struggles.

David Moseley, a fellow D.C. police officer, is president of the Renegade Pigs, a motorcycle club for cops. Moseley and the group helped raise $1,500 for Williams and presented him the check last week.

"Somebody has to pay grass cutting, snow shoveling, all that good stuff," Moseley said. "That’s what we try to do -- make their lives a little more comfortable."